Daijiworld Media Network - Beltangady (SP)
Beltangady, Dec 15: A fourth standard student was allegedly raped by a youth. A complaint in this connection was registered in Beltangady police station and the accused was arrested.
It is said that the accused, identified as Jayanand, had entered the residence of the small girl and forced her into a house under construction before raping her.
He also threatened her against revealing what had transpired there to others, her family members said in a police complaint.
Beltangady police station (file photo)
The girl revealed the incident to her parents. They immediately filed a police complaint. A case under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Indian Penal Code has been registered.